Starlink · Communications
STARLINK-36961
OperationalCommunicationsLEONORAD 68900
STARLINK-36961 is a SpaceX communications satellite, part of the Starlink constellation, launched on April 30, 2026 into LEO.
Launch
- Launch date
- April 30, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Falcon 9 Block 5 →
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Mission
- Starlink Group 17-36
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 467 km
- Periapsis
- 464 km
- Inclination
- 97.28°
- Orbital period
- 93.91 min
- Orbit data fetched
- October 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC
Spacecraft
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Manufacturer
- SpaceX
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 575 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Dimensions
- 0.3 × 4.1 × 4.1 m
- Detailed purpose
- Broadband internet
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2026-097F
- NORAD catalog №
- 68900
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- Starlink
- Status
- Operational
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